Joseph Whitehouse: August 12, 1805
The day began clear with three hunters sent ashore. The party traveled on a very rapid current, passing low swampy bottoms. Around 2 p.m. a brief but hard thunderstorm passed through. Afterward the current grew even faster, and one of the large canoes nearly capsized. By evening the hunters returned having killed three deer and spotted additional deer and an antelope. Some timber lined the shore. The group camped at a smooth prairie beside a grove of timber, with the day's mileage left blank in the manuscript.
a clear morning 3 hunters out on Shore a hunting. we
proceeded on the current verry rapid. passed low Swampy
bottoms. about 2 oClock P. M. a hard Thunder Shower
arose rained a Short time. we then proceeded on the current
more rapid one of the large canoes was near turning over.
towards evening the hunters all came in had killed 3 deer and
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1805] WHITEHOUSE’S JOURNAL
seen Deer & a goat or antelope. Some timber along the
Shore. We came [blank space in MS.] miles and Camped at
a Smooth prarie & grove of timber.
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A clear morning. Three hunters were out on shore hunting. We proceeded on, the current very rapid. We passed low swampy bottoms. About 2 o'clock P.M. a hard thunder shower arose and rained a short time. We then proceeded on, the current more rapid. One of the large canoes was near turning over. Towards evening the hunters all came in. They had killed 3 deer and seen deer and a goat or antelope. Some timber along the shore. We came [blank space in MS.] miles and camped at a smooth prairie and grove of timber.
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